AnonymousDawan Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 For those who just recently took the PANCE, how do you feel it compared to the PACKRAT? I just took the PACKRAT and I am very satisfied with the results, but I was just wondering if the vignettes given are of similar format and if the straightforwardness of the questions are similar to the PACKRAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike mike Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 In my experience the PACKRAT was much easier than the PANCE. On the other hand ExamMaster was more difficult than the PANCE and if you can get 70% on ExamMaster you should be good however those questions aren't really a similar format to PANCE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktheshark89 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I thought they were quite similar and my scores were also quite similar between the two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb5158 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I just took the PANRE, not the PANCE but from what I've heard they're basically the same. I did multiple PACKRATs that I found online and I found the PANRE questions really similar to the PACKRATs. I did a little worse on the PANRE than the PACKRATs, but I think this was just due to the anxiety and stress. I still passed by a decent margin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbrothers98 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 PANRE is not the same as PANCE though there is likely overlap, particularly if taking the PANRE with primary care focus rather than adult medicine or surgery focus. Old PackRats are retired exams, the validity of questions could be in doubt. PackRats taken during training provide insight into future performance dependent upon when in training they are taken. If the PackRat is taken late in clinical training, it is a better indicator of PANCE performance rather than one taken early in clinical training. A score of 135 on PackRat is a 60% score, OK coming out of didactic year, not OK late in clinical phase. Safer score is mid 150s to 160, indicates a 70% score or higher. Also pay attention to performance within organ systems and task areas that contribute large percentages to the exam. Scoring 90% in Cardiovascular contributes more to your score than 90% in Heme. Good luck. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cg02186 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I just took the PANCE last week. I thought it was similar to the PACKRAT but it was slightly harder. I studied a lot harder for the PANCE obviously and scores higher on the PANCE than the PACKRAT. I did RoshReview, CME4Life, and a couple old PACKRATs and passed by a decent margin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltran15 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 On 5/23/2017 at 1:00 PM, cg02186 said: I just took the PANCE last week. I thought it was similar to the PACKRAT but it was slightly harder. I studied a lot harder for the PANCE obviously and scores higher on the PANCE than the PACKRAT. I did RoshReview, CME4Life, and a couple old PACKRATs and passed by a decent margin Hi. How far in advance did you officially start studying for the PANCE (not including studying for EOR), and how soon after graduation did you take the PANCE? I'm trying to gauge as to when I should schedule my PANCE. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Study Materials: -ExamMaster -PANCE Prep Pearls by Dwayne Williams -P.P.P. Question Bank by Dwayne Williams -Comprehensive Review PANCE/PANRE (the green and white book...I didnt use it much, great book, I just like the tables and diagrams in William's book better. The test questions in it were great though!) -LANGE PANCE app. -PACKRAT x 2 provided by PA program after didactic and again after clinical year. (I used them to guide my focus on areas of the blueprint I was weak on) Time between grad and PANCE: ~1wk, first available test date I passed. There are MANY ways that people approach studying for the PANCE...choose the best for you and don't freak out. The worst thing you could do other than not study, is to show up with high anxiety and no confidence. The PANCE is to evaluate your broad knowledge that you should have gained while in your program. Don't ride on the coattails of your didactic year performance, keep studying, but don't freak out. Good luck, you'll probably do just fine if youve made it to graduation and don't slack off on studying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedipa Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Does anyone know if the formula of (packrat score x 5.74) - 287 is valid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhgutierrez02 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Hello, I just took my PANCE February 2nd , and now officially passed so I'm a PA-C. I also took PAKRAT while in the program. The style of questions are similar, the way they word and the dynamic of the questions carry on to PANCE, however the PANCE was harder ( slightly) . By this I mean it was more broad and obviously the length of exam plays a factor. However if you did well on PAKRAT then that's a good indicator for PANCE. Continue to use the study material you have been and keep practicing questions. I have a blog that talks about my journey feel free to follow : melissa-gutierrez.simplesite.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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